The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-12-16
A., .....,.uon Tor Women.

"Siucc cultivation oi art must Ice bred
into people, and slowly aSs.uilatcl by
them suys Mary A. Livermore, 1T IS a
matter oi congruIulation that i'm 50 many
American cities, = movement for inlust-
IIli art education has been we'll begun.
The woman who has thorough art
education can today easily find employ
mcnt. The demand for art teachers is in
eXross of the supply Eighteen Young
,aiics who graduated from q school Of
design in one 0f our Eastern cities found
Immediate and lucrative employment.
OCCUpat. ON in the useful and ornamental
arts viii Civ" 10 the rising ambition and
talent Of American girls = large and
noble scope.
There Is IN uuworkcd mine OF untold
wealth among us, say Professor Walter
smith, in the art education Of women.
We could utilize much human lie, not
now pru:itahiy occupied, ly cdUc2t!.g
an employing women rs teachers O! art.
There ar also many lr- nCh OF art
workmanship, requiring delicate fingers
aul native readiness Of tastr, which
coulI bc better performed by women
than IN II. There ia, thcrciprc. for
young women obliged 10 think for self
support, large AND hopeful iutIr.. In
duStriSl art furnishes them with a fit
ling for many kinds OF employment,
pleasant and profitable, labor vii suited
To their tastes their strength, and v.lpIci-
~. They must be willing 10 elevate
their standard of preparation must be
content 10 serve long and sometimes
.abOr.ous apprenticeship t. their various
professions.
40 investment OF funds will Weld 20
large an interest 10 an American city aS
the money given to found technical and
industrial schools, whore gifted anl
promising girls can bc trained iur such
occupations ut small expense to them
selves. Their commercial value, alone.
should give them practical Importance,
III amy community. And as an in
dustriai art and fine art. have. in tn.
main, the same elementary basis, what
ever promotes tho former must aid the
latter directly or indirectly: and thus
the public taste will bc elevated, and the
public Judgment ot art-matt rs educated.
Il have emphasized tho need and
vaiuo Of art-cducation for women, be
CaUs' Of the deficiency in this respect in
our present school systems: and because
1t offers 10 the ambition of women an al
most lImItlcsS help, not crowded with
applicants, as is thc profession of teach
in.
And when, in addition. q New Eng
land manufacturer makes the statement
that tho designs used in his factory cost
forty thousand dollars yearly, every dol
lar OF which goes To England France,
and Germany, and that the same designs
might have been made within 4 mile Of
his mill for five thousand dollars, ii an
art-schuol had been maintained there for
five years, we have very strong reason
Tor the conviction that the technical
schools and schools OF design, already
doing such good work, will be increased
and thoroughly efficient. When was IN
American accused of Indifference TO any
question OF menCy-saving or moncy-mak-
ing? The difficulties in the way OF art
education vanish daily. Its agencies
and its area have doubled in the last six
years, and are already providing employ
mcnt for large numbers Of womcn.H